African Traditional Education

Politicians, educators, and other observers have attributed the increasing deterioration of intergenerational communication in Africa and other parts of the world to systems of education introduced by Western colonial powers. The traditional role of African cultural education-that of bridging the gap between the adult generation and youth-is gradually giving way to the development of creative individuals who are completely removed from their traditions. But as David Scanlon points out in his work, Traditions of African Education, in education tradition is inescapable, whether one reaffirms or repudiates it (Scanlon, 1964). In Africa's continuous effort to decolonize her societies, may be necessary to recall the caution in Ralph Perry's dictum that